Warnings over wine prices are enough to make you hit the bottle

Feb 28, 2017 07:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

As uncertainty over the Brexit effect continues, every line of business seems to have its own brand of questions about the future. And maybe it was a coincidence that shortly after the end of that driest of months,...

Kerala was a beacon of hope for India on gender issues, but things are changing for the worse

Feb 28, 2017 06:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

The alleged abduction and assault of a well-known actress in the southern Indian state of Kerala has caused outrage among activists who say the case highlights the dangers faced by all women in India and a lack of justice...

South Africa’s airports company faces a hard landing. Why this is bad news for the country

Feb 28, 2017 06:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Business

The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) until recently held as a model for other South African state-owned enterprises to emulate now faces a drastic reversal of fortune stemming from a regulatory decision to reduce...

How years of IMF prescriptions have hurt West African health systems

Feb 28, 2017 06:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides financial assistance to countries in economic trouble. But its policy proposals dont always yield positive results for the countries it purports to help. For instance, critics...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Will the Brexit divorce bill cost the UK €60 billion?

Feb 28, 2017 06:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

A wide range of figures are flying around regarding how much the UKs divorce settlement from the EU will cost. This is nothing to do with retaining market access or agreeing to a trade deal its the bill that the EU may...

Rio's Olympic legacy: six months on, how has the city fared?

Feb 28, 2017 06:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports

Its been over six months since the Olympic games came to a close in Rio. With the benefit of hindsight, many are surveying the city with a critical eye, wondering whether the multi-billion dollar mega-event was worth...

Richard Nixon's authoritarian loathing of the media lives on in Donald Trump

Feb 28, 2017 06:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

When things go wrong for the president, his administration in crisis mode and his approval rating down to a weekly average of 41%, he turns to the press, anger in his eyes. He pleads, cajoles, or mocks. That could describe...